The Human Challenge in Engineering Design

Abstract:
The fundamental need for engineering in the new century is to acknowledge and embrace the human nature of its endeavor. This paper describes a spectrum of humane concerns beginning with straightforward design issues and escalating to philosophical assumptions about the nature of man. It is my contention that engineering must either enthusiastically incorporate a broad view of humane concern, or make room for a profession that will.

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Acknowledgements

This web site is hosted by Harvey Mudd College's Center for Design Education; its development was supported by the National Science Foundation under grant EEC-1102663, which also supported Mudd Design Workshop VIII.